[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37764-37765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15590]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-54]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Financial Management Template

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 1, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection 
described in Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on April 
15, 2014.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Public Housing Financial 
Management Template.
    OMB Approval Number: 2535-0107.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: To 
meet the requirements of the Uniform Financial Standards Rule (24 CFR 
Part 5, Subpart H) and the continued implementation of asset management 
contained in 24 CFR Part 990, the Department has developed the 
financial management template that public housing agencies (PHAs) use 
to annually submit electronically financial information to HUD. HUD 
uses the financial information it collects from each PHA to assist in 
the evaluation and assessment of the PHAs' overall condition. Requiring 
PHAs to report electronically has enabled HUD to provide a 
comprehensive financial assessment of the PHAs receiving federal funds 
from HUD.
    Respondents: Public Housing Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,055.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 7,614.
    Frequency of Response: 4,055 PHAs submit one unaudited financial 
management template annually and 3, 559 PHAs also submit one audited 
financial management template annually.
    Average Hours per Response: Average of 5.31 hours per response, for 
a total reporting burden of 40,448 hours
    Total Estimated Burdens: Average cost of $196.54 per response, for 
a total annual cost of $1,496,434.66 for both unaudited and audited 
templates.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

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    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

     Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: June 27, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-15590 Filed 7-1-14; 8:45 am]
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